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This wiki is intended to be a helpful resource for anyone keeping [[keeping brown beebees]]s (''Apis mellifera mellifera''). The [[brown bee]] is the honeybee subspecies that occurs natively in the Nordic region. In the 20th century, other honeybee subspecies were introduced to this region by beekeepers. Today, the native brown bee is endangered due to displacement and introgression by these other subspecies. The great value of these bees, that appear well-adapted to the Nordic climate, is slowly being recognized and conservation efforts are under way! The best conservation is of course the active use of these bees in beekeeping and honey production. All information in this wiki is tailored to brown bees, unless otherwise stated. We hope that this resource can help Brown brown bee beekeepers with their day-to-day management of their Brown beeshives.Obviously, exact dates for beekeeping activities will vary greatly by year and location, depending on the weather and flowering times of bee food sources. Please keep this in mind when [[Navigating the wiki|reading this wiki!]] We hope that many of you will contribute to this wiki. Please take a look [[Wiki manual|here]], if you need some guidance on how to get started. Yours, the [[Brown Bee Network]] 

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# Colony size regulationVarroa

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# Disease  barset:disease at: 15/02/{{CURRENTYEAR}} text:"[[Winter Varroa treatment]]" #barset:break at:15/04/{{CURRENTYEAR}} text:"[[Spring Varroa treatment]]" at:15/08/{{CURRENTYEAR}} text:"[[Start autumn Varroa treatment]]" at:15/10/{{CURRENTYEAR}} text:"[[Mouse and ant guards]]"  # ProductionApiary health

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at:0120/0405/{{CURRENTYEAR}} text:"[[Give more roomCheck for queen cells]]" # at:0120/0506/{{CURRENTYEAR}} text:"[[Catch swarm]]" at:20/06/{{CURRENTYEAR}} text:"[[Swarm controlControlled swarming]]"

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at:15/08/{{CURRENTYEAR}} text:"[[Change queen]]" # Other activitiesHarvest

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